Best PC settings for Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0: High FPS, graphics, more

❘ Published: 2023-11-21T23:10:55

CD Projekt Red

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty has been praised for its graphical fidelity, with the DLC’s visuals surprising even the most seasoned gamers. However, this does come at the cost of high system requirements, so here are the best PC settings to optimally run Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty.

Cyberpunk 2077 received a lot of new content following the launch of the Phantom Liberty expansion as well as Update 2.0. The update refined and revamped many of the game’s systems, while the story expansion added a brand-new district and plenty more to the game.

On the technical side of things, the new content also brought a ton of enhancements to the game’s graphics. Phantom Liberty makes sure to extract every last resource from the hardware it runs on, but many users on low to mid-range setups can also run the game smoothly with a bit of manual optimization.

With this in mind, here are the best PC settings to run Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty.

Best PC settings for FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
Best PC settings for graphics in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty system requirements

Best PC settings for FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty

Running the game on a low-end PC can prove difficult.

Without sacrificing visuals in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, you can get the most frames per second by disabling Ray-Tracing altogether, irrespective of your GPU and other PC settings. Although high-end GPUs can handle Ray-Tracing quite nicely, you should turn it off if you are aiming for as much FPS as possible.

The best PC settings for most FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty are:

Quick preset: Custom
Texture quality: High

Nvidia DLSS

DLSS frame generation: On, if you have a 40-series Nvidia RTX GPU
DLSS Super Resolution: Balanced
Nvidia DLAA: Off

Resolution scaling

Dynamic resolution scaling: Off
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.1: Only use this instead of DLSS if you have an AMD graphics card
AMD FSR 2.1 image sharpening: Personal preference
Intel Xe Super Samping 1.1: Off

Basic

Field of view: Personal preference
Film grain: Off
Chromatic aberration: On
Depth of field: On
Lens flare: On
Motion blur: Off

Advanced

Contact shadows: On
Improved facial lighting geometry: On
Anisotropy: 8
Local shadow mesh quality: High
Local shadow quality: Medium
Cascaded shadows range: Medium
Cascaded shadows resolution: High
Distant shadows resolution: Low
Volumetric fog resolution: High
Volumetric cloud quality: Medium
Max dynamic decals: Ultra
Screen space reflection quality: High
Subsurface scattering quality: High
Ambient occlusion: Medium
Color precision: High
Mirror quality: High
Level of Detail (LOD): High
Crowd density: Medium

Ray tracing

Ray tracing: Off
Ray-traced reflections: Off
Ray-traced sun shadows: Off
Ray-traced local shadows: Off
Ray-traced lighting: Off
Path tracing (Technology preview): Off
Path tracing in photo mode (Technology preview): On

Video

Monitor: Personal preference
VSync: Off
Maximum FPS: Off
Windowed mode: Fullscreen
Resolution: Depending on your GPU
HDR mode: Off
Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty can be played at almost every viable resolution such as 1080p, 1440p, and 4K. To get high FPS in the game, the biggest feature that will hold you back is the Ray-Tracing option.

However, if you have a GTX or a previous-gen AMD card, you might want to turn other settings down a few notches, even though there is no scope for Ray-Tracing whatsoever.

Best PC settings for graphics in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty

High-end GPUs can aim for the best visuals in the game.

Undeniably, Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty has some of the best visuals ever created in a video game. The fact that it can go toe-to-toe with the likes of Red Dead Redemption 2 in terms of graphical fidelity says a lot about the game’s visuals. However, you would need a pretty high-end card to pull off amazing visuals and performance at the same time in this game.

The best PC settings for the best visuals in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty are:

Quick preset: Custom
Texture quality: High

Nvidia DLSS

DLSS frame generation: On, if you have a 40-series Nvidia RTX GPU
DLSS Super Resolution: Quality
Nvidia DLAA: Off

Resolution scaling

Dynamic resolution scaling: Off
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.1: Only use this instead of DLSS if you have an AMD graphics card
AMD FSR 2.1 image sharpening: Personal preference
Intel Xe Super Samping 1.1: Off

Basic

Field of view: Personal preference
Film grain: On
Chromatic aberration: On
Depth of field: On
Lens flare: On
Motion blur: High

Advanced

Contact shadows: On
Improved facial lighting geometry: On
Anisotropy: 16
Local shadow mesh quality: High
Local shadow quality: High
Cascaded shadows range: High
Cascaded shadows resolution: High
Distant shadows resolution: High
Volumetric fog resolution: High
Volumetric cloud quality: Ultra
Max dynamic decals: Ultra
Screen space reflection quality: High
Subsurface scattering quality: High
Ambient occlusion: High
Color precision: High
Mirror quality: High
Level of Detail (LOD): High
Crowd density: High

Ray tracing

Ray tracing: On
Ray-traced reflections: On
Ray-traced sun shadows: On
Ray-traced local shadows: On
Ray-traced lighting: High
Path tracing (Technology preview): Off (Turn it on only if you have a really high-end GPU)
Path tracing in photo mode (Technology preview): On

Video

Monitor: Personal preference
VSync: Off
Maximum FPS: Off
Windowed mode: Fullscreen
Resolution: 3840×2160
HDR mode: On
Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost

Keep in mind that these settings are perfect for cards above or equivalent to the RTX 4080/RX 7900 XTX. Although you can utilize them in a few lower-end variants, that would take a toll on the game’s performance if you are fine with not getting a constant 60 frames per second in Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty.

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty system requirements

To play Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty with minimum and recommended PC settings, you must have the following system specifications:

	Minimum specifications	Recommended specifications
OS	64-bit Windows 10	64-bit Windows 10/11
Processor	Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1600	Core i7-12700 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Memory	12 GB	16 GB
Graphics	GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 580 8GB or Arc A380	GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER or Radeon RX 5700 XT or Arc A770
DirectX	Version 12	Version 12
Storage (Base Game + DLC)	110 GB	110 GB

These were the best Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty settings for PC to run the game smoothly.

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